Mistaken-Identity Comedy The Foreigner Arrives At Olney Theatre

Englishmen Froggy and Charlie head down to the backwoods of Georgia for some R & R. To help Charlie with his extreme shyness, Froggy has the perfect solution: introduce Charlie as a foreigner who doesn't speak a word of English! Unexpectedly, Charlie becomes the center of attention, a witness to secrets and scandals, and even gets the girl! This humdinger of a comedy about an unlikely hero always gets the audience rolling with laughter.

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The last date listed for The Foreigner was Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 / 8:00pm.

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Known as New York’s “Mr. Broadway,” Director Stewart F. Lane is a writer, director, and three time Tony Award-winning producer (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, and La Cage Aux Folles). Lane decided to make his DC area directing debut with Olney Theatre Center’s The Foreigner.

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In a fishing lodge in rural Tilghman County, Georgia, two Englishmen arrive as guests, the painfully shy Charlie and the gregarious Froggy. Charlie attempts to avoid social interaction with the colorful locals by passing himself off as a foreigner who doesn’t speak a word of English. Since the town is full of conspiracies and secrets whirling around, he immediately overhears things that make it impossible for him to reveal the truth. Yet he still manages to expose a fraudulent preacher, save a dull-witted boy’s inheritance, rescue a widow’s home, solve his own personality problems, and even get the girl!